Happy Birthday My Little Chickadees!

Well it's been extremely busy around here. Between 2 birthdays, Christmas, New Years and various other things..... I'm tuckered out. I was gonna say pooped, but I didn't want to gross anyone out!

Birthday #1. She's just to cute and pictures just can't capture all her amazing qualities. Her dream... to be a farmer's wife and raise horses and any other type of animal you can think of! Happy birthday cutie.

Birthday #2 We interrupt this birthday... It's also 4-H day. Look what cutie #2 pulled out of her patch in January!

It weighed in a 14 pounds 4 ounces!!!!! That should keep my chickadees happy for a day or so. You just can't see how really big this is. I know lots of you probably experience this every summer, but this is are 2nd go at it. Our home garden is not doing so good. I'll post more later.

Ahhhh. Here we are. Happy Birthday sweetie. Her big sister made this cake. Her little sisters helped her eat it. She ended up getting 3 parties this year. Lucky Duck! She is also amazing, if I do say so myself. The love of reading has really kicked in. I can't keep her away from books and what a crazy, zany sense of humor!

School is in full swing. My goal is to be done by the end of April, then undercover school starts. The fun kind they really don't call school.

I hope to post more on: goals for this year, gardening, the makeover room, and the gifts I made for Christmas. So please stop by again!

Blessings,

Julie

Comments

Unknown said…

cakes are adorable, birthday girls more so! we gotta do some princess portraits, don't we?? AAAND we need to get to garden!

January 7, 2009 at 2:23 AM

Tina said…

HOLY SMOKES! (From Johnny) We are all standing around the computer amazed at the jumbo cauliflower. Great job chicks on growing some super food.
And...Happy birthday, happy new year. Miss and love you all.
The Gilberts

January 7, 2009 at 11:35 AM

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